Tom Cotton is very good at simply telling the truth. He forgot to mention her lie about flying, because she needed a few days to get the drugs out of her system and settle on the fable she was going to go with, but hey, no one's perfect.

If you'll lie about flying...

He's 100% right on all these facts. Simply put, they did everything wrong in a dishonest manner, and have gotten almost no pushback for any of it.

I'm embarrassed for them, because I don't think a single one of them is capable of feeling that emotion.

He didn't win did he?---Hank Reid, when asked if it was ethical to lie about Romney's taxes.

You could make an argument for everyone on the "maybe" line, especially as role players. Do you take another SP in case of injury or a 15 inning game? Broxton as a PR? Thames has not been very good of late, but he's one swing away from breaking out of it. Lyles could take the spot of a SP and is used to pitching out of the bullpen.

Of course, maybe one of the pitchers could go 3 innings tomorrow and not be available.

Given their desire to start Chacin if there's a wildcard game, that tells me they will probably go with a plethora of relievers, with Freddy Peralta probably pitching the most frames. Might be trying to keep the pressure as low as they can.

They want to have all their high leverage guys available TUE, so most will be limited to one inning.

Years ago, Pete Vuckovich was the Brewers' TV color guy, or one of 2-3 that season, I can't recall. For all of his drunken exploits and overall goofy stories involving him that are brought up; he was a pitching coach, pitching coordinator, scout, or assistant to the GM for a variety of MLB teams for the better part of the past 30 years, so he's not some dumb oaf. He was far from a brilliant analyst, as his knowledge was almost entirely talking pitching and pitch selection.

However, one night, almost in passing, the Brewers scored their 4th run of the game, and went up like 4-1 or 4-2. He called that "the run of victory," or something like that. He went onto say, for all but a team or two, the 4th run was key. In fact, he said, almost every club will have a losing record if they score 3, but a winning mark if they score 4. The play by play guy, who I think was Jim Patchke, all but ignored it.

Vuke, probably pushed on by the guys in the truck, as this was like Twain literature compared to his usual drivel, added the same was true for pitching, if you give up 4 or less, you'll probably win, and 5 or more, you'll probably lose. I have always remembered this and have always found it to be 100% accurate...but have never heard another baseball person say it, even 30 years later.

The other thing I'll add is note how much better of a manager Counsell is when his pitchers pitch nicely and/or his hitters score a bunch. It's not a complicated game.

Another thing they will do is openly promote season ticket packages to resellers. They may do that every year, but I promise you they will this offseason, telling them of the untold riches they can make.

They don't really need length from Gio. I assume Anderson is the first reliever in. Even with several guys either unavailable or likely unavailable, they still have 8 or 9 guys in the bullpen, including several who can go multiple innings.

Related: Bullying is all they got. The results of the past 10 years speak for themselves.

ADDED: He's right. This gives quiet, everyday conservatives someone they can emulate, especially blacks and women, 2 groups that are often called names and ostracized by the "tolerant left" if they dare have beliefs based on common sense and results, rather than emotion and hatred.

One of my clients, a very soft spoken LDS woman, told me last year that many of her friends in the church were having a "tough time warming up to Trump." I'm completely apolitical to my clients, though I will answer honestly if they ask me, but very few do. I asked her why, and she said, "We know he's not perfect, but you know what? No one is." We both agreed with, and then she added, "My goodness, Hillary makes it easy to look past his faults." She then leaned forward and barely whispered to me, "No one likes her. She seems like a terrible person. Have you ever noticed she never smiles?"

I can't really say I had, but after that, I did notice her only smiles were after jokes ripping on her opponent, and, moreso, the deplorables.

As BA has pointed out in a halfhearted manner, this is a different team than they had in late JUL. Since then, Moustakas, Schoop, Soria, Gio, Cedeno, Granderson, Santana, Davies, and Woodruff have been added. Not only has it helped the everyday lineup, the bench and depth have been improved dramatically. Small market teams can rarely handle injuries or ineffectiveness. This team can, and has.

They're not smart enough to realize when you assign a date to a fictional party, it just gives the ability for the wrongly accused to alibi. Even worse, you'd think they could easily locate a house where there was a party...but they can't.

Coincidence.

Funny how that happens when you choose a date out of a hat.

As pointed out at the link, the only thing this faux investigation is likely to uncover is if Feinstein or Ford leaked everything to "friendly, don't bother with the lack of evidence" media. Of course, if they do report that, both women lack any credibility anyway, so one more fib will hardly even matter.

Notice no one has even mentioned they had plenty of time to investigate if Feinstein doesn't hide the letter for months. But that's not what this is about. It's all about the delay.

Why do women lie about being pregnant? So the supposed dad does not leave. Every day they delay, there's always a chance he'll stay. Same idea.

Also, Ford either committed perjury by saying she did not leak the letter or Feinstein lied about it. Given the FBI's history with Hillary, they already have a letter clearing both of them, waiting to be signed and dated. That's right, some of us remember.

Counsell said in his presser last night the bullpen would be different today. As I have pointed out, they might have to play today, MON, and TUE. Jeffress, Knebel, Burnes, and so on will not be available (and if they were, probably would not be effective) pitching 5 days in a row.

The strange thing is, this is an example of how strategy may be dictated by the score of the Cubs' game...if they're ahead 5-0 or behind 5-0 early, the late innings could look completely different.

That due process stuff is overrated. Accusations with no evidence except the rantings of a crazy broad are about as much of a stretch as one can imagine.

The irony? It hasn't changed a single vote, as of yet. 40-45 Dems were going to oppose anyone the president nominated. Remember, Schumer said the entire list was awful. Why? They all believe in the Constitution.

The party of Hillary Clinton and Ted Kennedy are very concerned about alcohol use...35+ years ago. Imagine how upset they'd be if he'd have driven off a bridge and killed a young woman, and then left her to die while he ran off to not report it to the police.

If she would have been unattractive, they would defend the photo until the end of days.

It's tough keeping up with the new rules. Negative people are going to negative about everything. They're too busy being miserable, and hope to make everyone else miserable too.

I'm so silly, I believe if a woman is proud of her body and wants to show it off, she should have every right to do so. Being consistent isn't that hard when you actually, you know, have beliefs that don't change every time the breeze does.

If nothing else, we should have figured out those postseason percentages are not only wrong, but totally made up just to fool rubes into quoting them. The Cards had a higher percentage of making the playoffs despite the Crew being several games ahead around the all star break. I decided then they were obviously fictional, and stopped looking at them.

Yelich is +4 DRS and 0 UZR. His numbers have always been weak in CF, but very good in LF and RF.

The Brewers are +91 in DRS, 2nd in MLB; 9th in UZR at 25.7; and 5th in Def. Defensive metrics are still a bit troublesome, as it seems like Yelich is very solid defensively, and should be well above average. Adam Jones won Gold Gloves and never had plus metrics. Shifting plays havoc with the numbers, as it seems to artificially boost teams that shift effectively.

The funny thing is, no one even mentions the Crew's defense. We hear tons about their offense and a lot about their pitching, particularly the bullpen.

The irony here is, the Brewers are really good at 4 things...team defense, relief pitching, stealing bases while not making outs, and hitting for extra bases. The odd thing is, for the most part, only 1 of the 4 ever gets mentioned.

For the most part, the key to this team is the simple fact they do everything decently. When you don't have any warts, you don't have to be that good looking to be, well, good looking.

Let's not forget, their messiah insisted you could keep your own doctor and/or your own plan hundreds of times and said the average person would save $2500 a year on premiums, both lies of mammoth proportions that were peddled and years later, are still not brought up by the old media because they're so damaging.

With the Cubs winning today, the Crew could be eliminated as early as before tomorrow night's game. The Cubs most likely scenario still has them winning 95 games, meaning the Crew would have to go 3-0 versus the Tigers just to force a 163rd game MON.

Obviously, the loser of that game is unlikely to go into the TUE wildcard game with a bullpen at 100%. In that way, the #1 seed would be very likely to be far less rested than the #2 seed, barring the #2 seed having to play a game MON as well.

And if the GOP fails to get Kavanaugh through, it will likely be very difficult to spur all but the most dedicated voters to the polls. When you're stuck with fools like Flake in office, looking for a paying gig on one of the liberal networks as a token conservative, you really don't deserve it.

Flake spent most of the summer overseas, leaving AZ without a senator. Both should have resigned, but both were so hungry for attention, they wanted to stay in the spotlight.

Lots of positive thoughts about my quote about a former girlfriend I posted last night. Sadly, I did not date enough to have a lot of material. But, here's one before the weekend.

This is another of my favorites. We had been dating for a few weeks, maybe a month at this point.

Me: So, do you wanna get some supper?

{Editor's note, yes, I called it supper. Because I'm a hick from a small town.} Her: Sure. I'd love that. Me: Mexican, ok? We've never had that, is that OK? Her: Fine. But, just so you know, I like Taco Bell a lot more than Taco John's. But, I mean, I will eat Taco John's. I guess it's up to you. Me: Uh, I was kinda thinking Chi Chi's.Her: (looks at me like I offered to buy her a house) I've...never been to Chi Chi's. But sure, I...I would love to go there. Thank you.Me: By the way, I like both Taco John's and Taco Bell.Her: (silence for about 10 seconds) Oh, yeah...great. (pause) I, I just can't believe you're taking me to Chi Chi's. {fast forward to the next day}Her: So, last night, I went home, and I put my to go box in the refrigerator. And my roommates are like, where did you go? And I said, Chi Chi's. So, they are all said, "He took you to Chi Chi's? You haven't even slept with him yet." So, they all think you're a keeper.

Flake milking his 15 minutes of fame. He has no idea he's a laughingstock. He may be the biggest attention whore of them all. What a putz.

The mentions that he is considering a run for president in 2020 is pure hilarity. This is the same guy who did not run for reelection in AZ because he knew that not only would he not win the general election, that he would not win the primary.

I admit, watching some FBI dude read off a statement that, using lots of $10 words and phrases, says, "Um, there's no evidence at all except some publicity seeking liberal who has never told the same story twice after waiting 36 years to tell anyone," would be kind of funny.

As Graham says, you need 50 votes. If they need Flake, they'll have to ask him what it will take. If they don't, they'll tell him to go to hell.

Doug is 66 and has said many times is very happy being a senior advisor to Stearns. He has stepped out of the spotlight and rarely talks to media. When he does, he speaks of time off and relaxing. I struggle to believe he would want to take over a team, though maybe he would like to give it one more shot of 3-5 seasons. The Mets' pitching is tempting, though they have had said pitching and lost for several years.

If he would return, hiring a young assistant and having a public succession plan would make a lot of sense.

Remember, a few years ago, the CA GOP begged Dennis Miller to run for US Senate. He was flattered, and considered it for a while. Then, he said, he realized that not only would he be away from his family for a good chunk of the year, he would have to work with a complete hack like Feinstein all the time.

As Glenn Reynolds says when people ask him why he doesn't run for political office...he's afraid he would win.

If you can eliminate all the good people...that's part of the left's strategy.

MJH was seriously underrated for years. She said in her book half her fan mail was from prisoners, because they were allowed to watch Sabrina because it was "family friendly" and they noticed how gorgeous she was.

Much like Bigfoot or Yeti, an example of a mythical creature many insist do not exist. A woman who, you know, looks at the evidence and knows inconsistent stories are historically unreliable. Her witnesses all have no memory of her version of what happened. That does not mean they're all evil liars. That means she is probably lying or greatly exaggerating.

Every time an allegation turns out to be untrue, they respond with an open mouth and like it's never happened before. It's mind numbingly fake and once again, shows that if rewriting history is a common occurrence, you may wish to question the history of your party.

People can change their mind, but this is why they scheduled a vote. Manchin's name is very surprising. The rumor that other Dems will change sides if their vote is meaningless is also...but not shocking, given that you know full well many feel the same way as Graham.

Also seeing new whispers of Manchin being open to changing parties before JAN...if he can come to a "deal" with the president and GOP. That would mean more cash and benefits for WV, if you'll recall the NE carve out buying their votes for Obamacare.

Cubs have 1 more win than the Crew. The most likely outcome of their series is them winning 2 of 3. The Brewers would have to win 4 in a row to win the division (3 Tigers, 1 Cubs). If they have a 60% chance versus DET and 50% versus CHC, that's 11%, or 1 of 9.

They would also be playing their 5th "need to win" game in a row TUE if they would lose that 163rd game, which they would be underdogs for. The odds of Hader, Jeffress, Soria, Knebel, and Burnes being at full strength for said 5th game is very close to nil.

I'm not saying to not play to win SUN/MON if it comes down to that. However, I would not play those like a 1 game wildcard either. I get the feeling Stearns and the braintrust have run simulations and will discuss the results with Counsell.

Reading W is calling GOP senators tonight encouraging support for BK. To some, W is far more important than the president. Remember, the Bush family is the epitome of DC elites. To a few senators, that would be the equivalent of a huge rebellion.

Those tend to be extremely good indicators of public opinion, as this is their own money people are wagering.

Hearing Collins and Murkowski are the only 2 many are worried about. Some feel Flake would vote against Jesus Christ if President Trump chose him, but have not seen his name mentioned today.

EDIT: Since I posted, 49 or less is up to 24%, and 53 is way up in the past 30 minutes. I wonder if someone announced how they were voting?

EDIT 2: Emailers pointing out this site even more favorable. Also, one gent says while it went up after BK testified, it skyrocketed after Graham's outburst. Many feeling that while LG talked sternly and openly about Dems, he was really talking to GOP holdouts that were on the fence.

LG has historically been very moderate, so his fierce words, to many at least, basically was him all but telling any Republican senators still fence sitting that if they vote no, they're dead to him.

If the GOP does get 50 or 51, that would allow Manchin, Heitkamp, or another Dem either behind in the polls or from a conservative state to vote for BK.

You know, when you don't really believe in anything, it's easy to go in not knowing which way you're going to end up voting.

Can you imagine? It's like a wedding where the groom isn't sure if he'll marry the bride or her sister. Oof.

EDIT 3: Reading that lots feel the GOP would not have scheduled the vote without 50+ promised "yes" votes, which makes sense. If they had 48 yes and 3 not sure, they would have waited. That likely pushed those markets upward as well.

To be fair, weeknights are always the highest rated. It isn't summer anymore so people are not outside. And it was a clinching game, and it was over before the late local news and many people's bedtimes. Tuesday night has basically no competition from TV sports.

2 people on my social media said they watched the end of the game and had no idea the Brewers were on the verge of a playoff spot until last night. One only watched because "her show" did not start until next week. Also, several said they fell asleep or had to go to bed.

{And admittedly, I was disappointed Criminal Minds did not premiere last night.}

Half right. All we learned from today's fiasco is Booker is an incredible hypocrite, as he has admitted being guilty of what Kavanaugh's accuser suddenly remembered when the Dems went searching for dirty laundry.

Rambling son often makes me a Sodastream while he's taking care of the dishwasher in the early evening. Last night, he was working, so I made one myself. He failed to tell me we were out of root beer, so I had to make Dr. Pete (very similar to Dr. Pepper).

It has caffeine. That's a stimulant. I was still awake at 2AM.

Me: Hey, Rambling son, you failed to tell me we were out of root beer. You didn't even mention we were getting low. RS: Oops.

That sound you hear is Ford limbering up her right hand to start endorsing checks.

She's one of the most despicable people on the planet.

Not one witness she named has any recollection of this mythical party, and none of them remember her and Kavanaugh ever meeting. She herself changed key points of her story and her official written statement.

You don't need a good memory when you tell the truth. When you make everything up on the fly, you do. She's the devil herself.

Lost amongst everything else is how much the coaches profit from a postseason berth. I believe a full share for the wildcard loser is about $20K. That doesn't mean squat to Cain and Braun, that's probably what they tip the clubhouse guys at the end of a campaign; but to Ed Sedar and Marcus Hanel, it is a huge difference, probably equivalent to a 25-40% bonus.

One of the main reasons I'm on my 48th consecutive "semester off" from college is because I got tired of getting up early to hear it was great that since I worked 2 jobs I was taxed at a higher rate than the other students that worked 5 hours a week.

A question that has no right or wrong answer...if they have to play a 163rd game for the division on MON, and then the loser plays the wildcard game TUE...how do you play MON?

Do you go all out and use all your best relievers for as long as you need to? Or do you limit them to an inning or so, leaving them available and near full strength for the next day? I think most folks would go with the first option; but an all your eggs in one basket scenario does not appeal to me. Odds are, you're not going to win the 2nd game 9-1, as the opponent will not save anyone, and will be better rested than the Crew.

As I point out every chance I get, the playoffs are a crapshoot. Even if a team is far better, and will win each series 2/3rd's of the time, they still will only win the title about 30% of the time. It's just math. Add in that wildcard game, it falls to about 20%.

Even if Knebel, Hader, Jeffress, and so on could probably pitch 2 innings one day and come back for an inning the next (or even 4-6 outs, in theory), they would probably not be at 100%.

Of course, adding to the confusion? The result SUN may well determine if the game is needed MON, so assuming the bullpen will be at 100% for the MON game may be incorrect as well.

Hi folks. I have a question for anyone with knowledge of an analytics employee for the Brewers. I have a reader who is doing a career presentation on this, and wonders what a "normal" work schedule is for someone who works in the analytics department. He/she would like one of two things:

1. The hours they work, in season and offseason.

2. If not #1, someone they can contact with the team who can answer it, or put him/her in contact with someone.

When people hear of dairy farms leaving the business, many of us think of small 25-100 cow herds. The large auction house about 45 minutes from me has offerings of 475 and 650 head operations next month (in addition to a 150 head sale after a farm accident took the life of an operator).

Of course, something to remember, while the numbers of farms is declining, the number of cattle is the same or going slightly up. Truly survival of the fittest.

Many Dems would be wise to read the recap of the McMartin case, a perfect storm of people being declared guilty for the better part of a decade, before the lengthy court case, despite $15M being spent, resulted in perjury, parents and children lying; with the media insisting this was, stop me if you've heard this before, the end of the world as we know it, though not a single defendant was convicted of a single charge.

Of course, it did result in lives being ruined, businesses being lost, and reputations destroyed.

As Hank Reid would say, "It worked didn't it?"

The truth is collateral damage. It's all about the politics of the moment.

So, the latest gal that has decided to step forward says she saw Kavanaugh at parties. She also says she partied while knowing women were being gang raped in another room. She says after going to these parties for years (???) she was assaulted, but does not name Kavanaugh as a guilty party. Predictably (to those of us with an ounce of common sense, but not to her, who expected to be hailed a liberal hero) she is being heavily criticized for doing nothing to stop attacks, and folks are asking why she kept going to these get togethers if she knew of attacks.

She also used a great deal of the letter to not so humble brag about her titles and accomplishments.

I'm seeing a lot of confusion online...the Brewers have not mathematically clinched a playoff spot, however, they have clinched at least a 163rd game. Meaning their worst case scenario is a one game playoff with the Cards for the 2nd wildcard spot (or some sort of 3 way battle with the Rockies/Dodgers, Cards, and Brewers)...that would mean the Crew would lose every game the rest of the way, SL wins every game, and the Rockies would lose 0 or 1 the rest of the way.

Fangraphs has the Crew at 100%, which is incorrect mathematically, but you'd literally have to have about 16 games all go a certain way, and the Dodgers also win 3 or more of their last 5.

Baseless, without any facts accusations like this could, and will, be done to anyone at anytime for any reason. No police report has ever been filed, to me, any attempt to speak of wrongdoing is ludicrous.

Of course, no one is pretending this is a crime. Just politics the Dem way.

Let's take the above and add a fourth team -- the Cardinals -- into the
mix. Two games would take place Oct. 1 -- the Dodgers-Rockies game to
determine the NL West winner and a game between the Cardinals and
Brewers to determine who advances to the Wild Card round. The losers of
those two games would then face each other Oct. 2 (with the same
tiebreaker rules applied to determine home field) to decide who faces
the winner of the Cardinals-Brewers game in the NL Wild Card Game on
Oct. 3 (again, with the same previously stated home-field advantage
rules applied).--MLB.com

I read this a while ago, and could not figure out why they would do this. I still can't.

The article I read basically said "they want to do business with people that do not need to lose weight." I almost get the feeling they're afraid to offend people. Hey, we know we're fat. If it was easy to lose weight, we would.

I've never heard of anyone refusing to go to AA because they're afraid to admit they drink too much. That's kind of a first step.

Craig looked like he does not feel good about the state of his bullpen for tomorrow. Knebel and Soria have pitched 3 in a row, Burnes 2 in a row, and Jeffress/Hader are questionable (I assume Hader is unavailable, though given the situation, I would not put it past him to say he can pitch to one batter).

Obviously, they're not worried about tomorrow during the game, but they might well need some guys to step up, like Woodruff, Barnes, or Lyles.

Correction: Knebel has pitched 3 of the last 4, not 3 in a row. I assume he will get the 9th again if Jeffress is out.

Brit Hume pretty much tells it all...the NY Times, who have shown repeatedly they will print anything with a liberal slant, refused to bother with this, as Ramirez spent much of the past week calling and asking people if they could confirm it was Kavanaugh, because she was too drunk to remember.

Rambling wife: OK, the packages I picked out the Rambling son's school pictures come to $36.Me: Good God, $36?!RW: Well, I need all those sizes so everyone gets the one they want. Me: I just don't understand why pictures of our son costs $36. We could go buy pictures of a model and they wouldn't be anywhere near $36. Rambling son hangs his head in shame...

Are we better than that? Not only am I not sure, a good deal of the doubt comes from John McCain's no vote on Obamacare, after voting dozens of times to kill it, and campaigning against it nonstop during his last campaign.

McCain was incredibly unpopular in AZ because of that selfish, ridiculous vote (Flake had an approval rating in the teens when he decided not to run for reelection, and I saw many Arizonians say in comment sections and on message boards that he was far less disliked than McCain).

However, given the adoration piled upon him upon his death, perhaps there's no better proof of our short memories. It also seems to prove something that is a relatively recent phenomenon...it is better to be famous than good.

Would most folks rather create an inexpensive drug that helps the millions that suffer from high blood pressure, or the guy on the reality show that burps really loud? Hey, everyone knows the burper.

If 2 of the GOP senators (and Flake is almost certain to, just because his future in politics involves asking people with a clue if they want coffee or water) give into McCarthyism and vote against Kavanaugh because, well, you know, he could not prove a negative (which, of course, is impossible); they will deserve to lose the midterms. But that voter will be well known. Everyone will know their name.

Why should anyone bother to change out of their comfy, stay at home clothes and go vote when both parties are unprincipled hacks, willing to, after a week of prep time, to go on national TV and say the presumption of innocence does not apply if they're a damn conservative?

I think it's just in their best interests. When you live in the greatest country in the history of the world, and your platform is all about how many changes need to be made, well, it helps to play to the miserable and negative.

Obama spent 8 years insisting America was terrible and a dump. His wife said she had never been proud of it until her husband was elected. That, of course, went over like a fart in church to those of us who love and adore the USA.

Brewers scratch Chase tomorrow, will go with relievers. Counsell says Anderson will be available, just a strategic move.

One could argue they've basically been doing this for a week or two, with the exception they've just had a SP go 3-4 innings.

I've been saying for a couple years now that in the future, all games will be handled like this.Middle relievers are far cheaper than SP's, and pitchers lose effectiveness the more a hitter sees them each game. Thus far, the Rays and Brewers are the only 2 teams to do it regularly, and if you'll remember, they were the most aggressive with defensive shifts years ago.

Counsell has taken Aguilar out and moved Shaw to 1B a couple times in the past week. The thing is, I'm not sure Travis is any better defensive 1B than Jesus, except possibly on pop ups in short RF.

I almost wonder if it's just a roundabout way of getting Aguilar some time off, as Shaw sits about half the time versus LH SP. He's not as "large" as Jesus either, which as a fellow big guy, it simply takes more energy for us to carry ourselves around all day.

That's why almost all perky, energetic women are of the 110 pound variety and not 175 pounds. Think about it.

Two quick thoughts, as I hope no one is reporting me for something I didn't do 35+ years ago just because I believe in the Constitution and believe in fiscal conservatism.

1. Knebel has been, dare I say, Hader like in SEP. Not sure if he just needed to rework his mechanics or needed treatment or rest, but, at the moment, he is far more dominating than he was last season.

2. Remember at the all star break, when Hader's tweets from years ago quoting rap lyrics were made public. Remember how people were saying this would follow him around his entire career?

That was 2 months ago. I don't think he's even been booed for a month and a half.

When everything is the end of the world, nothing is the end of the world. Yawn.

You know, I was just sitting here, minding my own business, and I suddenly had all these memories come flooding back into my noggin of below average intelligence.

It was this party, oh, 3 or 4 decades ago. And there was a Chris there, and a guy, something like Brent...I'm not real sure what I remember, but those fuzzy thoughts can become mighty clear if someone (anyone really) is wiling to cut me a check. Fed Ex delivers on Sunday. Email for specifics.

Anita Hill makes six figures or more a year from a handful of speaking engagements. The cash cow is real, if you're a terrible person willing to tell sordid tales without concern if what you're saying is true.

Remember Hank Reid, after lying about Mitt Romney not paying any taxes, being asked if it was worth it..."He lost didn't he?" The truth and reputations mean nothing to them.

In the Dem's abridged version of To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus Finch stands up and says, "Well, if the trollop says he's guilty, what are we waiting for?" Then he goes home and tells Scout to shut the hell up, as he's going to spend the evening drinking heavily and passing out.

Ginsberg got 96 confirmation votes and was arguably the most liberal nominee in decades. Those days will probably never return. That's not a good thing.

As many have pointed out, 40-45 Dems said they were a no before some goofy operative decided to make herself famous for all the wrong reasons. McCaskill proudly said she's a no because Kavanaugh believes in the Constitution. Ponder that for a moment.

Afraid to fly (never mind they offered to have her testify in CA), but she's a surfer who loves Hawaii? That's a long boat ride, though I suppose it gave her a chance to concoct tales that make her a victim and a liberal darling (hence, I repeat myself).

Ellison had to spend his entire debate explaining his ex is a lying slut, despite police reports and medical records. Dems delaying investigation until after the debate. You can't make this stuff up.

Finally, the Wall Street Journal discusses what our entire justice system is based upon...which, stop me if you have heard this before, the left would throw out in a second for a minor political victory. Because the economy is good, damn it.

As always, they are doing the exact opposite of what they should. All they are doing by taking ridiculous claims like this seriously is making it tougher for real victims to be taken seriously.

In the past few months, they've come out very strongly against free speech, the 2nd Amendment, and now the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. I realize that in a week, or a month, or the next time power changes hands, they'll change their minds. That's why I do not pretend to take them seriously.

I'm not saying their belief system is out of whack. They do that themselves.

I'm not a fan of the JS beat writers, but one the other day said, tongue firmly in cheek, in response to a fan's negative question "the rebuild started in 2015, and they were contenders last year, why is it taking so long?!"

Stearns came in with a plan, which included trading away guys he did not feel would be around when the team contended again. He has taken some grief for not keeping Davis and Gennett, but he has worked said plan each and every day.

The Crew is lucky to have him. With their success of late, expect to see Matt Arnold and other high ranking members of the braintrust poached away to slightly better positions, even if they are just title inflation creations.

Al,I've been waiting for you to mention this, or Instapundit or someone, but no one has. This alleged incident took place when Kavanaugh was 17. Let's just, for the sake of argument, say it did happen, and the girl had reported it right away. Wouldn't he have been charged as a minor and the record sealed? Bringing it up would have been unethical and possibly illegal, right? This is saying he would have been convicted, as from what I have heard, no actual assault took place. I'm not even sure he would have been charged. Maybe something like preventing a person from leaving the premises? With the hubbub about gender identity, I'm not sure if feeling a woman's boobs is even a crime though maybe it would've been then. Love the blog, I'm not a Brewers fan, or as you would say, a very casual one, but enjoy the thoughts and I have learned a lot. I live and die green and gold, and often enjoy your thoughts as a non fan. You have thrown stuff out there about the Pack and I've thought, how come I never noticed that? Because I was busy thinking everyone was against us. Keep Rambling,Paul

Interesting observation by Paul, actually a pair of them.

Back in my retail days, a drunken customer actually was arrested for touching a female employee of mine, but I assume it was a misdemeanor, if he was charged at all. I remember asking her about it a couple months later (with my female assistant in the room) and she said she had been told she would not be needed to testify...though she did not know if that meant he had accepted a deal or if they had not charged him. I heard a couple weeks after the incident, when they called me to ask me if I had anything I wanted to say or have done (our local police are known to be proactive) that the gent was willing to undergo treatment to waive the charge, but I do not know if that happened.
He certainly would not have been waived into adult court for a non felony. Not sure about the rest, sir. Ironic mention of the gender differences in today's world too.

Give Heyman credit for pointing this out. Braun had one of the best seasons I've ever witnessed, and Yelich is very close, and is better defensively, though Braun was probably above average in LF then. The difference in RBI's is easily explained by where they hit in the batting order. Hard to believe Ryan had that many more SB's.

Launch ad for the Milwaukee Milkmen, an independent team in the American Association (that's where the St. Paul Saints play now).

I might go to a game or two if the Brewers were off or played a day game if I lived within 15 minutes of the ballpark, but from the ad, it looks like they will be going after families and young adults...folks that care as much about "going out" and "cheap entertainment" as the game.

The Brewers, Cardinals, and either the Rockies or Dodgers could
finish with identical records. In that case, the two wild card teams
would be determined like so:

The three teams are assigned
Club A, Club B, and Club C designations based on a long cookbook formula
that includes head-to-head records and things like that.

Club A hosts Club B. The winner is awarded a wild-card spot.

Club C hosts the loser of the Club A vs. Club B game. The winner is awarded the other wild-card spot.

The Wild Card Game is then played.--CBS Sports

It does not say who hosts the game, though I would assume it is the winner of game one. Team A gets 2 advantages, hosting game 1 and having 2 chances to win. Team B has 2 chances to win. Team C "gets to host" but only has a single opportunity.

If the Brewers, Cardinals, Dodgers, and Rockies all finish with the same
record, the Dodgers and Rockies would play a Game 163 tiebreaker to
determine the NL West champion.

And because Game 163 is a regular-season
game, the Game 163 loser would have a worse regular season winning
percentage than the Brewers and Cardinals, and thus fall out of
postseason contention. The Brewers and Cardinals would be the wild card
teams.--CBS Sports
I did not know this, and it seems very unfair.

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